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Re:GPSLogger has been removed from the Play Store, and devel... by anuila on Friday October 09, 2020 @10:35PM (#24736318)
Why not just use an older version if you have an older device? Supporting years of ever-changing APIs is evidently painful. As a macOS user I’m kinda used to seeing “latest version for macOS 123 is a.b.c”
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Re:GPSLogger has been removed from the Play Store, and devel... by tetris11 on Friday October 09, 2020 @10:50PM (#24736379)
Because hardware shouldn't be considered dead if it can easily support new software, and the only hindrance is the profit model of marketplace in which it is distributed
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Re:GPSLogger has been removed from the Play Store, and devel... by anuila on Saturday October 10, 2020 @01:58AM (#24736949)
> if it can easily support new software

Judging by the author’s comment, it's not easy, that's the whole point.

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Re:GPSLogger has been removed from the Play Store, and devel... by Dylan16807 on Saturday October 10, 2020 @03:35AM (#24737239)
The hardware is capable of easily supporting the new software, but only if it gets OS updates. The problem isn't the hardware, it's the manufacturers.
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Re:GPSLogger has been removed from the Play Store, and devel... by Firerouge on Friday October 09, 2020 @11:17PM (#24736468)
It can be difficult to find older versions of apps from reputable sources, and often as difficult to know what OS version/architectures/screen sizes an old app will work with, at least on Android.
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Re:GPSLogger has been removed from the Play Store, and devel... by myself248 on Saturday October 10, 2020 @12:17AM (#24736655)
"removed from the play store" makes that difficult. Yeah there's probably an APK floating around somewhere...
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Re:GPSLogger has been removed from the Play Store, and devel... by anuila on Saturday October 10, 2020 @02:01AM (#24736956)
Regardless of the current status of the specific app, yeah, I think the issue is the inability to download "the latest version supported by your device" directly from the Play Store.
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